ZARABESQUE'S GLOSSARY

Jadida(jah-DEE-dah) - al-Jadida, an Atlantic port on the north central coast of Morocco - Arabic

jamala(juh-MAH-luh) - pan-Arabic word for beauty - Arabic

jasur(jeh-SUHR) - bold - Arabic

jaza(ZHAZ-eh) - reward - Arabic

jinn, djinn(jin) - spirits capable of appearing in human and animal forms and influencing humankind for either good or evil
English 'genie' - Arabic

juban, nagajuban(jew-BAN, nah-GAH-jew-BAN) - a thinner garment layer traditionally worn under fine kimono much like a slip is worn under a dress. Modernly worn alone as a lighter kimono in the west - Japanese